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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Very new - Blonde Moment?
« on: August 26, 2015, 10:28:39 AM »
I have recently purchased a CNC router H84 and I am completely new to all of this but I am not new to industrial embroidery and this is where my question comes from
When I design something on the embroidery software I always put automatic start and end in the center of the design so when I load the file on to the machine it knows where I want to start and end and I can line up the needle and fabric - no nasty surprises machine doesn't shoot off somewhere unexpected
I don't seem to be able to get my head around this concept on the router, can I tell the machine the centre coordinates and keep them registered as the home origin so every time I start up the machine it goes straight there? i.e. X200 Y200 or do I have to set it up every time myself and physically move the spindle
or am I just having a blonde moment? or do I set it up on the design before sending to the machine if so I am using VCarve how do I do this?
Please help
When I design something on the embroidery software I always put automatic start and end in the center of the design so when I load the file on to the machine it knows where I want to start and end and I can line up the needle and fabric - no nasty surprises machine doesn't shoot off somewhere unexpected
I don't seem to be able to get my head around this concept on the router, can I tell the machine the centre coordinates and keep them registered as the home origin so every time I start up the machine it goes straight there? i.e. X200 Y200 or do I have to set it up every time myself and physically move the spindle
or am I just having a blonde moment? or do I set it up on the design before sending to the machine if so I am using VCarve how do I do this?
Please help